Soccer-Mad Brother-in-Law

I never know what to get my brother-in-law for his birthday, but I do know that he likes soccer. Here is a card that I made him one year, and a bookmark that I embroidered. The card was made by cutting the white parts out of the black cardboard with a craft knife, and then sticking some white paper on the back. Easy peasy!

Halloween Cards

I might have gotten a little over-excited at Halloween - I usually end up making more cards then I have people to give them to. These were pretty easy, I cut out the shapes with a craft knife and then stuck some red tissue paper over the back, so the idea is to have them back-lit. Maybe with a candle for the spooky flickering effect, but taking care not to let the card catch fire! The cut-out shapes can also be re-used to create a negative-space effect of the same image, but you have to be careful to cut it out neatly! You can see that I have done this method with the rattie cards right at the top. Some shapes work better than others though, so there were a few that I tried that technique with but they didn't turn out.

Bike Seat Cover.

You know how bicycle seats are so hard and uncomfortable? Well I fixed that with a bit of foam and bit of fabric, and a drawstring to pull it closed. I just cut it out in vaguely the right shape and it made it all oooh nice and comfy :)

Macrame in Modern Colours

This macrame jar holder is so quick that I think I made it an about an hour. You can use it to hang anything that is about the right size and shape - the string will move a lot in each direction merely altering the distance between the knots which makes it very flexible. Glass works especially well as you can see the light shining through the three dimensionality of the woven knots. The possibilities are endless.

Origami Bag

In March 2013 I went to the Sydney Craft Show and was lucky enough to be in time to book in for one of the free workshops - and got to make this origami bag! Fastastically easy pattern which makes perfect advantage of fat quarters (especially for non-quilters like myself) and it's a handy little bag to keep your sewing stuff in. Or non-sewing stuff in.

Here's a link to the pattern
https://mommermom.wordpress.com/2014/07/07/fabric-origami-bag-tutorial/comment-page-1/

Mobile Phone Cover with a difference

I just needed a little something to keep my mobile phone protected in my bag - some red velvet and black lace made the cutest little pouch.

Sewing - a dress made from ties

Yes this is indeed a dress made from ties - as in those things men put around their neck to keep those shirt collars in close choking distance to their necks. Many years ago I scoured all the Brisbane op-shops to find the most psychedelic old 1970s ties and combined them all together into one amazing creation.